St. Paul daily globe., 1887-09-28
Proposals for Beef Flour and
Horses

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. SEPT. 5, 1887.
Sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals for
Beef, Flour and Horses" as the case may be,
and directed to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, Washington, D. c., will be received
until 1 O'Clock p. m. of Monday, Oct. 3, 1887,
for furnishing for and delivering at the
gross beet; at Otoe Agency, l. T., SO horses
and SO brood mares; at the Yankton Agency,
OAK, 165, 900 pounds of flour; aud at the
Cheyenne River Agency, Oak, 100000
The contract for beef will be for good
merchantable, and all offered under any
contract will be subject to rigid inspection.
The cattle TO be furnished on the hoOf must
be steers and COWS (nO bulls or stags) not
over seven years of age, and must average
from May l to Dec. / not less than $50
pounds, gross, at each delivery; and from
Dec. to May not less than 700 pounds
gross; no animal to weigh less than $50
will net less than 45 per centum of its gross
weight. The price must be figured gross, but
for all cows delivered under any contract
discount of twenty (2O) per centum from the
The flour must be what is known as
straight, Fun Stock" of good sound wheat
grown in the section of country contiguous
to the places of delivery-6O pounds of wheat
and delivered in extra-strong single cotton
sacks to weigh 8 ounces to the yard; con-
tractors will be required to plainly stamp
their names on each sack. Samples of not
less than 25 pounds must be furnished by
bidders, said samples to be distinctly marked
with the name of the bidder and numbered
if more than one sample is submitted.
The horses and brood mares must be of
American stock, from four to seven years old,
sound, well broken. without blemishes, and
to weigh not less than $50 pounds.
Government blanks are NOT required for
bids.
Each bid must state specifically the pro-
posed price OF each artical offered.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
Each bid must be accompanied.,by certi-
lied check or draft upon some United States
Depository, made payable to the undersigned,
for at least per cent of the amount Of the
proposal, which check or draft will be for
feited to the United States in case any bidder
or bidders receiving an award shall fail to
promptly execute contract with good and
sufficient sureties, otherwise to be returned
to the bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids or any part of any bid, if deemed for
I'D. C. ATKINS,
254-274 Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
limited STATES MARSHALS NOTICE
~ Admiralty Seizure.
Whereas, A libel has been filedin the dis
trict court, of the United States of America
on the 9th day of September, A D. 1897 by
Searles, Ewing d Gail, proctors, in behalf of
JOnn ANDERSON against the steam boat Alice
d." her engines, machinery, tackle, apparel
and furniture in a cause of action. civil and
maritime. and for cause more fully set forth
in said libel. now on file in said clerks Office
of the United States district court for the Dis
trict of Minnesota, and praying the usual
process and monition of the court; that all
persons interested in said steam boat her en-
gines, tackle, apparel and furniture may be
cited to answer the premises and all due pro-
ceedings being had that the same may be de-
creed to be sold and the proceeds thereof dis
tributed according to law.
Therefore, In pursuance of said monition
under the seal of said court to me directed
and delivered, do hereby give notice gener-
ally unto all persons having or pretending to
have any right, title or interest therein, or
knowing or having anything to say why the
same should not be condemned and sold pur-
suant to the prayer in said libel to appear be-
fore the said court to be held in and for sa
District of Minnesota at st. Paul, in SAID dis
trict, on the third Monday of October, A. D.
1887, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the
same day, if the same shall be ready of juris-
diction, otherwise On the next day of juris-
diction thereafter, then and there to inter
pose claim for the same and to make their
allegations in that behalf.
VIM. NJ. CAMPBELL, q. S. Marshal
Dated st. Paul. Minn.. Sept. Is, 1887.
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